NASCAR 2017 Race 27: Chicagoland "Turtle" 400 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

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Race 1 of the Chase.

SATURDAY, September 16

ON TRACK
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, CNBC (Results) (Canada: TSN GO)
12:35 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
2-2:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
6 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race

SUNDAY, September 17

ON TRACK
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 4)

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Starting Order:

1. Kyle Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Martin Truex, Jr
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Brad Keslowski
6. Kyle Larson
7. Joey Logano
8. Chase Elliott
9. Austin Dillon
10. Matt Kenseth
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Daniel Suarez
14. Jimmie Johnson
15. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr
16. Ryan Newman
17. Kurt Busch
18. Chris Buescher
19. Jamie McMurray
20. Dale Earnhardt, Jr
21. Aric Almirola
22. Danica Patrick
23. Ty Dillon
24. Erik Jones
25. Kasey Kahne
26. Trevor Bayne
27. Landon Cassill
28. Paul Menard
29. AJ Allendinger
30. Michael McDowell
31. David Ragan
32. Matt DiBenedetto
33. Corey Lajoie
34. Reed Sorenson
35. Cole Whitt
36. Gray Gaulding
37. Jeffery Earnhardt
38. Timmy Hill
39. Ray Black, Jr
40. Brett Moffitt

Bold are in the Chase.

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For the playoffs, all playoff points for the 16 qualifiers from the regular season carry over, and continue though the chase. Same point value, 1 point per stage, 5 points for a win, except for the final race(Homestead, Race 10), where the last 4 race for the highest position. 4 drivers are eliminated at Dover(Race 3 of the Chase), Kansas(Race 6) and Phoenix(Race 9).

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I'll go with Kyle Busch for the win, over Martin Truex, then Jimmie Johnson.

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Congrats to Martin Truex, Jr, with the win and a stage, followed by Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick. Kyle Busch gets the first stage.

Playoff standings later...

[crazed 9.6]

thnx dara

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Playoff standings:

1. Martin Truex Jr (2102)
2. Kyle Larson (-27)
3. Kevin Harvick (-35)
4. Brad Keselowski (-41)
5. Kyle Busch (-41)
6. Chase Elliott (-43)
7. Denny Hamlin (-44)
8. Jimmie Johnson (-56)
9. Matt Kenseth (-63)
10. Ryan Blaney (-68)
11. Jamie McMurray (-71)
12. Austin Dillon (-76)
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13. Kurt Busch (-76)
14. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr (-80)
15. Kasey Kahne (-81)
16. Ryan Newman (-83)